[Leaplist] Scanner under Linux (Ubuntu))

[H P Ladds]

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Homer Whittaker <whittake at sbaflorida.com> wrote:
> I have an HP Laserjet 3050 that is truly a wonderfull printer.  I can and
> have used the Scanner capabilities of this multi-tasking machine and it
> works fine under Windows XP.
> My question :  Is there a Linux OS program that will handle  / or does
> include, the Scanner capabilities of multi-tasking machines such as the HP
> 3050?

A brief Google seems implies that your machine is well supported in
Linux and HP:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=1140778&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=1140783&swEnvOID=2020&taskId=135&swLang=8

However,  In the past I have not had a great deal of luck with Linux
and Optical Character Recognition OCR. If I understand correctly, it
was your hope to scan legal documents (forms, agreements, etc.) and
convert them into editable text-based documents.

This article http://groundstate.ca/ocr implies that Linux/OCR have
improved -- at times achieving 99% accurately from the software. If
his advice is true, your in pretty good shape.



>
> The monetary savings of such a multi-tasking machine for altering and
> tweeking legal documents is signifiicant.
>
>
> Homer Whittaker
>
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